Usage Score
5.2
Player Dossier
2023-2025Michigan
Brandyn Hillman
DB • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Portsmouth, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brandyn Hillman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
22.4
Consistency
13.9
Season Value
13.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Brandyn Hillman, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Michigan. Brandyn Hillman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.4 disruption score.
Brandyn Hillman played DB for Michigan. Across 3 tracked seasons, Brandyn Hillman recorded 72 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Michigan paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Postseason · Michigan
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
22.4
Usage
5.2
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas: 0. New Mexico: 1.5. Oklahoma: 0. Central Michigan: 1. Nebraska: 0. Wisconsin: 1. USC: 0. Michigan State: 1. Purdue: 0. Northwestern: 0. Maryland: 2. Ohio State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico: 5 by 35.8. Oklahoma: 7 by 29.2. Central Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Nebraska: 7 by 29.2. Wisconsin: 3 by 22.5. USC: 2 by 8.3. Michigan State: 6 by 35. Purdue: 3 by 12.5. Northwestern: 3 by 12.5. Maryland: 4 by 36.7. Ohio State: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.8 · Games = 8 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Maryland
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | @ Texas | L 27-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Ohio State | L 9-27 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Maryland | W 45-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Northwestern | W 24-22 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Purdue | W 21-16 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Michigan State | W 31-20 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ USC | L 13-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Wisconsin | W 24-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Nebraska | W 30-27 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Central Michigan | W 63-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Oklahoma | L 13-24 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs New Mexico | W 34-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Michigan
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Michigan | 4.5 | 14.7 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan | 4.5 | 14.7 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Michigan | 6.5 | 22.4 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan | 6.5 | 22.4 | 5.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Alabama
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.
#2
Maryland
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49 takeover score.
#3
New Mexico
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 40.3 takeover score.
#4
Michigan State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.1 takeover score.
#5
Wisconsin
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · Michigan
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
35
#2
2025 Postseason · Michigan
13.7
6.5 primary · 22.4 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Michigan
13.7
6.5 primary · 22.4 efficiency · 5.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.9181
Churchland · Portsmouth, VA
- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
72
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 23 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.